Pigment & Resin Technology: Volume 18 Issue 11

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In a 500 page report, Kline S.A. has recently analysed the market for 17 of the most commercially important synthetic latex polymers across 15 industry areas. Western Europe in…

Electrical insulating properties of some varnish compositions

A.A. Salman, I. El‐Anwar, M.D.M. Mohamed

The dielectric constant (E′), dielectric loss (E″) and power factor (tan §) were measured for various excess hydroxyl content resins (polyesteramide, alkyd/polyesteramide and…

The world paints market towards 2000

The world paints and coatings market is estimated to be worth about £20 billion at supplier prices.

Ultracarb U5 in contract matt emulsion paint

Alan Rutherford

Following the completion of an extensive research programme, Ultracarb U5 has been evaluated as a titanium dioxide extender in a versatate based copolymer contract matt emulsion…

Important development in remote colour measurement

J.A.C. Bradley

The Macbeth Eagle‐Eye, a pulsed‐xenon sensing unit can measure colour on substrates upto 20 feet away and still maintain the same degree of accuracy achieved from a conventional…

Holden Hydroman saves £4,000 every week using new electrical technique

New electrical paint curing method wins first place in Category 2 of Midlands Electricity's 1989 PEP Awards for Bromyard company.

New Coatings

Accepting the principle that ‘prevention is better than cure’, the Finnish Bridge Building Office of the Roads and Waterworks Administration based in Helsinki, appointed the…

Materials

As the need for brighter, more decorative finishes to floors has increased, Freeman Paints Division has been receiving many enquiries for its Polyfloor polyurethane single pack…

Equipment

Dorset‐based pump specialist, Flux Pumps International, has recently launched a liquids batch and process‐flow controller housed in a harsh‐environment Fibox enclosure supplied by…

Industry

The Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk, Sir Joshua Rowley, handed over the award to the managing director of Colour Marketing Services Ltd, Mr Simon Tennent, at a ceremony at the firm's…